Quality Technician

Works under the direction of the Quality Assurance Organization and is responsible for providing support and leadership to the QA Team and the manufacturing operation to achieve quality, efficiency, and cost targets, while ensuring compliance to all applicable standards.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Product certification and final product release, including but not limited to packaging and sterilization.
• Quality Assurance resource supporting activities and initiatives related but not limited to manufacturing operations, materials control, packaging, sterilization, and distribution.
• Coordinate activities related to the customer complaint investigation and analysis process.
• Provide leadership of activities and serve as a resource and / or subject matter expert for quality issues including but not limited to holding product, establishing scope or extent of nonconformances (bounding / bracketing), risk assessment, failure investigations, and product release.
• Provide coaching and mentoring of QA Technicians under the direction of the Quality Assurance Organization.
• Provide Quality Assurance product certification for EES-Albuquerque operations.
• Assist Engineers with audits to assess compliance to GMP, ISO, and EES standards.
• Support QA Team on a daily basis.
• Works in the different areas of Quality Assurance based on business needs.
• Coordinates discussions with Quality, Engineering, and other business partners to ensure department objectives are met.
• Partners with Quality, Engineering, and other business partners to develop corrective actions for reoccurring problems, through the use of quality principles and data.
• Writes and executes protocols as necessary.
• Performs complex tests and data analyses to recommend disposition of material.
• Responsible for monitoring and reporting QA holds.
• Responsible for the control and monitoring of the QA Cage.
• Perform inventory verifications and transactions for material and finished goods as required.
• Completes records of inspection results, acceptance, rejection, and disposition of material.
• Conducts statistical analyses including but not limited to GR&R, Capability, FMEA, and SPC as required.
• Coordinates all activities related to the Customer Complaint Investigation and Analysis process including but not limited to receiving instruments, scheduling complaint analysis, input of analysis findings into complaint database, review and approval of analysis results, keeping accurate and up to date complaint records, and disposition of instruments after analysis.
• Provide support as needed to manufacturing operations to determine the root cause of product inquiries.
• Provide support to Business Unit and QA Engineers in continuous improvement activities as they relate to the reduction of product inquiries or other COGS initiatives.
• Maintain knowledge of all procedures, change to specifications (Process, Training Manuals, Material Specifications, etc.), and regulations related to their area of responsibility.
• Maintain process knowledge for the assigned area of responsibility.
• Works with QA Engineers on document and process improvements, including but not limited to data collection, ECNs, and additional training as required.

Customer Service

Leadership

Safety

Environmental

Job Qualifications

Education & Experience Requirements

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